What's Your Morning Routine?
 

I'm currently mapping out a new morning routine and started to wonder if others had one.

For those that do I'm interested in knowing what yours looks like and if it's changed since Covid.

Kind of depends on the day but...

Weekdays I like to get up between 5-6am to have some time to myself before work. I drink coffee, read the news, go out in my yard and watch the sun rise over the river. When I have time and weather is good I go for a good walk on the bike path.

However, if I'm behind on being prepared sometimes the morning means fixing my lunch/dinner depending on the estimated length of the work day ahead.

Weekends, the only thing that has really changed with COVID is that we used to really enjoy going out for breakfast. We are early risers so we still get up around 6 on the weekends, give or take a few. Now, we usually sit out back with coffee watching the hummingbirds and chipmunks get their breakfast, check out what has grown in the garden overnight, and then I cook us up a good breakfast.

Weekdays I wake up at 7:00 and ease into my morning by waking up, drinking water, showering, making coffee and breakfast and then work.

Weekends I pretty much wake up at the same time but do things much slower. I may also stay in my pj's longer and shower later after I eat.

Nothing much has changed in my routine because of Covid. I still start work at 9AM I just don't get up as early and feel more relaxed starting my day and getting ready for work.

Morning routine changes:
– No longer put on makeup after showering
– No longer eat breakfast
– No longer check email to gauge the day ahead
– No longer go out to earn an income
– No longer watch MSNBC nor CNN in the mornings

Morning routine without changes:
– Still awake before the crack of dawn
– Still have a decaf with cream
– Bathing/Cleansing routine is the same
– Spend most of the mornings in my office at my desktop

Changes to come:
– Will soon start exercising on bike in the mornings

wake up
open one eye at a time
check to see if I fell asleep in pjs or naked
wrap sheet around me and head to kitchen
crack open a beer with one hand, light a cigarette with the other.
finish both
go back to bed.

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Wake up and grab the obituary section of the paper! IF I don't see my name, I get up and proceed with the day accordingly...

Morning routine
 

I get my coffee ready the night before so. I get up usually around 530 or 6. Go to the kitchen and flip on my coffee pot. Go to the lou and do my duty then wash hands and face, comb hair and go get coffee and probably a pop tart or blueberry muffin. Go back and lie down and watch tv for a bit.

Things have changed since COVID and also since I got sick.

The differences:

• I sleep until 8:25am, and try to wake up until my boy knocks on the door.
• The boy brings me breakfast in bed.
• I take a handful of medications and give myself an injection.
• I put on a t-shirt (and nothing else).
• I start work at 9:00am, finish breakfast, and make it to a 9:15am Zoom meeting.
• I work in bed, with the occasional naplet in between.

The same:

• I stumble into the bathroom and wash my face.
• I put my hair up in a bun.

Let us know how your morning routine works out! I'm interested.

No changes since COVID. The following is what I'm implementing gradually as a part of serious self-care. So far, so good!

1. Wake up about 7:00 AM with a few minutes of deep breathing and positive thoughts for the day. I used to wake up already dreading the day, and I'm trying to change that.
2. Put on my dud clothes and do about 25 minutes of Body Groove .
3. Shower, fix hair, skin routine, dab on some makeup (maybe)
4. Get dressed. If not going to work, I still get out of my dud clothes.
5. Breakfast and water
6. Either go to work, or start my priorities that day.